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MR. EDEN PHILL- POTTS AT 70

HIS 150 BOOKS.

Mr. Eden Phillpotts celebrated

his 70th birthday fast month. Ha

HONG KONG

CHINESE VERSION

DNESDAY

was oked ery

NUARY 11, 1

OF SHANHAIKWAN INCIDENT Japanese demander the South Gate battered city walle the Japanese hinancial resources.

has been writing since 1880, and GENERAL HAN APPEALS FOR INTERNAL

can look back on a literary accom

plishment of an unusual order.

This was emphasised recently tr a bibliography prepared by "Mr Percival Hinton, which shows that Mr. Phillpotte has more than 150 books to his, credit. The field over! which he has ranged is a remark able one; it includes novels, poems, plays, essays, books on horticul ture and wild nature, fairy stories. and detective fiction!

A

PEACE

JAPANESE ACTION PART OF

PREMEDITATED PLAN

CHANG HSUEH LIANG'S REPORT

NANTING, Jail 4.

was directed towards the The spokesman said that for the above demands which was south gato, resulting in the destruc sule of har Manchurian, adventar accompanied by threat of attack in Lion of the houses in the neighbour Japan has been suffering from, an case of noncompliance, Later the hood Taking advantage of the almost unbearable strain upon her “A desperate

the meeting of the Centr to be opened and the south side of then scaled the walls with the aseis attempt is to be made to occupy Council sterday when the city wall turned over to Japan tance of laddors. The machine Jehol, Tientsin and Peiping in or ese soldiers. These demands were guns of the Chinese defender how dor to bring about a change in the Xing' Chin, Minister of rejected. the meantime the ever

down the attackers, international situation. Should witted a report on the sit

No decision was reached the jeans have disarmed Chinese at a clock in the afternoon, the now venture prove successful, policemen stationed outside the South Gate and their commander placed under detention, s

MEASURES FOR

SELF DEFENCE

"It is learnt that General Kai Sheic President of the Military Affairs Commission, urgent telegram to Hsueh Liang justructi to take ensures for sell-d against the now, Japanese invas of North Chine

General. Chiang Kai-Shek ex pressed gratideation at the hera It is learnt that General Oblar garrison at Shanbolkwangrin "face of tremendous odda

would be consolidated that it committee of the Counc fighting was resumed and third the position of* Manchukuotion being left to the Japanese. attack was staged. The heavy shella battered down the main would be unnecessary to seek a

formal diplomatic settlement, At about 8 a.m, on January 2, the building in the city while incen- *****

Continuing, the spokesman said Japanese brought up from the rear diary bombs caused fires in many three train loads of troops together parts of the city. The battalion that in choosing Bhanhaikwan na wth an aimoted train which lat under Major An was completely the first objective of their new.. ter was posted near the railway sta- annihilated. Overcome by the campaign, the Japanese had an tion: At:10 am. they commenced superior artillery, the regiment un-parently expected that the Chinese to open fire on Chinese troops der Colonel Shin finally withdrew troops would not put up any strong Aeroplanes, then dropped-bombs on after two days of bitter and resistance. If this were so, the the city..

More than 300 rounds sanguinary lighting, to Shih Ho Japanese were gravely mistaken, were fired by the Japanese, result (river) and Fuchiachai, west of the for all the Northern units are 'de

termined to resist any further in- ang in many casualties in the city. walled city of Shanhaikwan

vasion from the Japanese, the Early this morning a counter-at-spokesman pointed out. It is possible that Mr. Phillpotte General Han reported on the

Taking advantage of the lull fel- may give first place in Lis sobieve-Japanese invasion of Shanhaikwan

lowing their initial attack on Jan-tack was launched by the Chinese, ment to his fairy stories, which are and the situation confronting the

uary 2, the Japanese assaulted the and Furious fighting occurred be. He also intimated that simultane

tween the two opposing sides. The ous with their attack upon Jehol fantasies shot through with

South Gate at 10 am, on January Chinese have erected their first line and North China, the Japanese country Jan whole and instructed subtle, satire and a modern philo-them to pay special attention to

3 with the support of heavy artil. The latest telegram from Generally and aeroplanes Gunfire was of defence on the western bank of might also create disturbances in sophic outlook.

the maintenates of peace and or But it is by his Dartmoor novels der in their respective areas. They Chang Haneh Linng reports that concentrated on the South Gate the Shih Ho(river), which is still the various ports along the Yang that he is most likely to be re-were further ordered to undergo owing to heavy odds in number which was thus practically destroy being garrisoned by the 9th Inde tae. Whatever the Japanese plans. Min membered, both as a craftman and intensive training and await the and equipment and to lack of time ed. The Japanese soldiers made pendent Brigade under General however, the Chinese are prepared as a creator. Viewing the Dart-call to go to the defence of the for bringing up reinforcements an attempt to scale the wall with Ho Chu Kuo. A second line of to meet force with force, the moor novels as a unit the impar country against foreign aggression. from the rear, the Chinese forces the aid of ladders but they were defence has also been built. Gener spokesman concluded.-Kuo Min.

have withdrawn from their posi- met with stont resistance and re-al Ho is directing the operations

CHINA TO LODGE tial reader is first struck by their

General Chiang Po Heng, mom- tions in the walled city at Shanha. pulsed. At 11 a.m. the Japanese at a village near Paitaiho-Kuo modern philosophy and then by

ber of the Standing Committee of kan early this morning in order fall back and the Chinese forces Min their classical construction.

the Peiping branch of the Military to take up entrenchments outside were left in pussession of Shanhai- The late Arnhold Bennett-who

received Affairs Commission.

a the city of await reinforcements.

kwan. However, the Japanese for placed Mr. Phillpotts high as a

telegrams

from General Chang! craftman-remarked that the at Hauch Liang yesterday, reporting on An earlier telegram says that hoces soon renewed their attack with titude of Eden Phillpotte is soien the Japanese attack on Shanhai-fore the initial attack the Japanese redoubled energy and the Chines were overwhelmed.-Kno tific so far as scienes can go, and kwan and the stubborn resistance gendarmes blow up the doors of troops modern as they are in their selen put up y the Chinese defendern. their own headquarters on tifle theories concerning life and Pointing out that the Japanese in-night of January 1, presumably to the universe, the Dartmoor novels tooded to aggravate the situation, force evidence of a Chinese attack. have their basis in the classical General Chang, Hsueh Laang an This was followed by rifle shots fir tradition,

nounced that he is fully determined by Manchukuo policemen In the group of twenty novels ed to resist the invaders in accor stationed nearby. Upon hearing

the Dartmoordance with the policy of the Cen- the explosions and gun shots the attackers yesterday afternoon are Numeroun refugees from Shanhai and that therefore the entire despatch neutral observers to

which - gonstitute series there are six books which de-tral Government-Kuo Mis,

marve recognition as classifying with the finest novels of the period during which they were written (1897-1993). These are "The Thief

of Virtue," probably its author's favourite: "The Mother";

"The

JAPANESE REINFORCE-

MENTS

the

Mine-

DETAILS OF FIGHTING,

CHINWANGTAO QUIET

PEIPINO, Jan. 4. Chinwangtae remained quiet throughout yesterday. The tele- graph and telephone services are being operated as usual. A pas Honger train of the Peiping-Liao- Details of the fighting, at Shanning Railway reached chinwangtao of the walled city by the Japanese haikwan which led to the capture station yesterday.

now available.

local Chinese military authorities immediately sent a staff offeer to enquire about the situation. He was not supplied with any definite Reports indicate that there was a information about the disturbance, lull at the front on the evening of but was given a demand to evacuate the 2nd when the Japanese failed All Chinese residente from the city in their brst general attack. The and a reply thereto was required

next morning (the 3rd), the Japan-{ within 50 minutes.

eso invaders concentrated their for ces on the eastern and southern outskirts of Shanhaikwan. Two

the coast..

ning Railway reached Chinwangtao during the last two days. It is that several thousand stated civilians at Shanhaikwan have fal len victims to the Japanese gun fire and air-bombs.

CF

PROTEST

DEMAND FOR NEUTRAL

OBSERVERS

NANKING,

"In view of the fact that in their eagerness to hoodwink NANKING, Jan. 5.

the Japanese have been It is understood that the Ministry

various allegations.. of Foreign Affairs is lodging a strong protest with the Japanese Chinese troope at Government. against the Japanese with provocative acti attack upon and occupation of

Wen Kan, Minister Shanhaikwan.

Affairs, has sent beleg The protest points out that the

American and British attack was evidently premeditated at Peping requesting

responsibility for the trouble rests with the Japanese. It also charges the Japanese military with wan ton destruction of civilian lives.

scene of conflict in order to

tain the real state of affair-

Min.

MILITARY CONFERENCE

The Ministry, it is further um a Additional Japanese reinforce

derstood, will also issue a Manifes Secret Woman," which raises an

PREMEDITATED PLAN issue that is pertinent in contem- ments are coming in from cutside

to to the world calling attention

General Han Ku Chu,” Chairma”, porary social life: "The Three the Great Wall.

to the renewed Japanese military of the Shantung Provincial Govern Brothers," which is animated with

NANKING, Jan. 5. have FOUR MORE DEMANDS The Japanese InBrides rare humanistic qualities; "The mounted their machineguns on the

Commenting upon the Shanhai drive against China. The Manifes ment and concurrently Commander Whirlwind," had Widecombe Chinwangtao wharves preparatory

At 12 pm the Japanese sent Fair," which is a rounded exprès-

Government, in an interview last tions to take concerted steps to military conference The marines

maval that the South Gate of the city be Japanese sophic attitude.

authorities at Chinwangtao have policed by Japanese guards, (2)

Under cover of seven Japanese night, pointed out that the Japan- check such deliberate disturbance ning which was Within these books a writer of announced that they will fire at that Chinese guarda at the South great ability stands revealed. The sight on any Chinese armoured or Gate be withdrawn, (3) that Chi-airplanes, a second general attack ceo attack upon Shanhaikwan form of peace and violation of interna various divisional and

tional commitments,

commanders as well same talent may not inspire the troop trains, More than 10 Japan- nese policemen be withdrawn from was launched by the combined | ed part of a premeditated plan to

arrived at the South Gate, and (4) that Chi-

In the meantime, the situation members of the works consistently, but & purpose-j ese gunboats have fulness that is impressive is cha-Chinwangtao from Tsingtao-Kuo nese sentinels posted on the walls Japanese land, naval and air forces invade and occupy Jahol, Tientsin

arising out of the Japanese occupa | 3rd Route Army. at 10a. yesterday Heavy artil- and Peiping. racteristic of them all,

sion of the author's bread philo. to. landing their main body of four more demands. They were (1) warships simultaneously reached kwan situation, a spokesman of the to will call upon all civilized na of the 3rd Route Army hel

Min.

be called off.

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